CRAIG Woodman insists he feels no pressure in replacing fans’ favourite Ryan Dickson at Brentford.

Dickson’s silky skills and surging runs from left back made him a real Griffin Park crowd pleaser before his departure to Southampton earlier this summer.

Boss Andy Scott filled the gap with former Wycombe man Woodman, who is described as a solid defender, if not a marauding wing back like Dickson.

Woodman said: "I do like to get forward a bit myself, but my number one priority is defending.

“And if I’m stopping wingers getting forward and cutting out the supply line from the right, hopefully the crowd will appreciate that."

Woodman feels the new-look Brentford back four already has an advantage as he and centre back David McCracken , who arrived from MK Dons, have already played together at Wycombe.

He said: "David turned up at Brentford on the same day as me, which was a bit of a surprise as I didn’t know he was signing too.

“It helps that we know each other’s games inside out too. We signed at the same time for Wycombe too, and were there together for two years before David went to MK Dons.

"I would say David is very much a no-nonsense ‘if in doubt, put it out’ kind of defender who hates any attacker getting past him. And if anyone does, hopefully I’ll be there to cover."

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